Thief in the Night (album)

Thief in the Night
Studio album by George Duke
Released	1985
Studio	Le Gonks West, Los Angeles, California
Genre	Jazz-funk R&B
Length	38:10
Label	Elektra
Producer	George Duke
George Duke chronology
Rendezvous (1984) Thief in the Night (1985) George Duke (1986)
Singles from Thief in the Night
"Thief in the Night" Released: 1985 "I Surrender" Released: 1985 "Love Mission" Released: 1985

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
People	(favourable) [2]

Thief in the Night is the eighteenth studio album by American keyboardist and record producer George Duke. It was released in 1985 through Elektra Records, making it his first release on the label. The recording sessions for the album took place at Le Gonks West in West Hollywood, California. Duke played various keyboard instruments on the album, including Synclavier II, Memorymoog, Fender Rhodes, Sequential Circuits Prophet-5, clavinet, Yamaha P F15 and Minimoog. The album features contributions from Lynn Davis, Paul Jackson Jr, Paulinho da Costa, Robert Brookins and Deniece Williams among others.

The album peaked at number 183 on the Billboard 200 and number 52 on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. Its lead single, a title track "Thief in the Night", reached number 37 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, number 21 on the Dance Club Songs, and number 89 in the UK Singles Chart. Its second single "I Surrender" and a promotional single "Love Mission" did not chart.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"I Surrender"	David Batteau James Ingram Dan Freeman	3:32
2.	"Thief in the Night"	George Duke	4:47
3.	"Remembering the Sixties"	George Duke Stevie Wonder	4:34
4.	"We're Supposed to Have Fun"	Robert Brookins Tony Haynes	4:25
5.	"Ride"	George Duke	3:54
6.	"Love Mission"	Brian Potter Len Ron Hanks	4:24
7.	"Jam"	George Duke	5:11
8.	"Why"	George Duke	4:12
9.	"La La"	George Duke Paulinho da Costa	3:37
Total length:			38:10

Personnel

• George Duke – vocals (tracks: 1, 5), lead vocals (tracks: 2–4, 6, 9), backing vocals (tracks: 2–4, 6–8), Fender Rhodes (tracks: 1, 3, 4), Synclavier II (tracks: 1, 3, 6–8), bass synthesizer (tracks: 2, 3), organ & piccolo flute (track 2), Prophet-5 (tracks: 4, 9), Memorymoog (tracks: 4, 5, 7), clavinet (tracks: 4–6, 8), effects (track 5), minimoog & bass (track 6), Yamaha P F15 (track 9), drums (tracks: 2, 3, 5–7, 9), producer

• John Fiore – lead vocals (track 8)
• Lynn Blythe Davis – backing vocals (tracks: 2–4, 6, 9)
• Carl Carwell – backing vocals (tracks: 3, 4, 6, 9)
• Lena Sunday – backing vocals (tracks: 2, 3, 6)
• Robert Brookins – backing vocals (tracks: 3, 4)
• Deniece Williams – backing vocals (track: 6, 9)
• Alice Murrell – backing vocals (track 3)
• Petsey Powell – backing vocals (track 4)
• Shirley Jones – backing vocals (track 7)
• Howard Hewett – backing vocals (track 9)
• Paul Jackson Jr. – guitar (tracks: 1–6, 8–9)
• Charles Fearing – guitar (track 4)
• Charles T. "Chuck" Gentry – guitar (track 7)
• Louis Johnson – bass (tracks: 1, 4)
• Steve Ferrone – drums (tracks: 1, 4, 8)
• John Robinson – tom-tom drum (track 5)
• Paulo Roberto da Costa – percussion (tracks: 1, 2, 6, 7, 9), backing vocals (track 9)
• Richard David Lawson – percussion (track 3)
• Mick Guzauski – effects (tracks: 2, 5, 7), engineering
• Steve Schmidt – assistant engineering
• Mitch Gibson – assistant engineering
• Rick Clifford – assistant engineering
• Erik Zobler – assistant engineering
• Tommy Vicari – mixing
• Brian Gardner – mastering
• Carol Friedman – art direction & photography
• JoDee Stringham – design
• Chris Callis – photography
• Jay Vigon – cover
• Richard Seireeni – cover

Chart history

Chart (1985)	Peak position
US Billboard 200 [3]	183
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [4]	52

References

1. "Thief in the Night – George Duke". AllMusic . Retrieved August 28, 2018.
2. "Picks and Pans Review: Thief in the Night". people.com. People. May 6, 1985.
3. "George Duke Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
4. "George Duke Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 28, 2018.

External links

• George Duke – Thief in the Night at Discogs (list of releases)